Today with Sean O'Rourke

Banking Inquiry

It has emerged this morning that he government is making plans to restore its majority on the Banking Inquiry. A motion to add Senators Michael Darcy and Susan O'Keeffe is to be put to the Seanad today.

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Iraq

In Iraq Islamic militants have seized a large parts of the country and arereported to be 70 miles from Baghdad. Government forces have stalled the militants' advance near Samarra, a city just north of Baghdad.

It’s a major shock to the government of Nouri al Malachi .... the Iraqi army effectively capitulated to the insurgents from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ( ISIS.)

Joining Sean was Fawaz Gerges of the London School of Economics and Patrick Cockburn of the London Independent.

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Frank Aiken – Nationalist and Internationalist

‘Divisive’, ‘brilliant’, ‘unpopular’ and ‘violent’ are just some of the words used to describe Frank Aiken – the man who went from militant Irish Republican and Chief of Staff of the IRA, to a progressive Foreign Minister dedicated to promoting peace and international co-operation. But why is he so often overlooked throughout Irish history? His personal papers became available in recent years and finally a full picture of the former Tánaiste and Minister of External Affairs has been constructed.

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